Phaeton to A6 Avant

[W8CMP]

Hi all,

Just joined up as I took delivery of my brand new A6 Avant 2.0 TDI Ultra S-Line S-Tronic on 8th June. Have immediately taken it on a trip to Brittany in France to test it out, and am enjoying it.

I have had a 2010 VW Phaeton for the past 5 years, but this is now getting a bit old at 130,000 miles, and starting to cost a bit both to run and repair so I felt it was time to move on. It's true that I'm missing some creature comforts from the Phaeton (air suspension, better stereo, reversing camera, and the space inside etc) but I'll get used to that. The Audi has technology in advance of the Phaeton in so many other respects, and I look forward to getting something better than the 25mpg I've been used to.

Previous to the Phaeton I had. Ford Mondeo 2.5T Titanium X, but the less said about that the better. Will never have another Ford is all I will say.

Prior to that I had a VW Passat W8 4.0 4WD, which was a lot of fun....hence my user name - my personal registration which has stayed with me ever since. Fun yes, but at 20mpg average over the 6 years I owned it, certainly not economical.

I'm looking forward to learning all about my new A6 and getting the best from it over the next 4 years or so. It seems to be a very well made and solid car, so I believe I've made the right choice to move on from the Phaeton now.

All the best,

Chris

[Steve Q]

Welcome to the forum Chris :) 

youll find the members on here are a friendly bunch and will help you with any questions you have :) 

wow what a lovely Audi and a very interesting car history you've had :) you sure know how to get VAG cars with great engines! :) 

by the way feel free to write a road trip report on your experience on driving to Brittany I'm sure members would find it interesting :) 

thanks again for joining the club :) 

cheers

steve

[Trevor]

Hi Chris....welcome to the Forum

What a superb car....and a fine collection of previous ones :-)

[W8CMP]

Thanks for your replies Trevor & Steve.

After 1000 miles I'm enjoying my new Audi and discovering new things about it on a regular basis.

I now have my Phaeton back from the main dealer after some warranty issues were sorted, and it's being prepared for sale - let me know if anyone's interested :-)

Will be sad to see her go, but needs must....

(By the way that's not my house it's parked in front of :-) )

[Trevor]

Best colour for the Phaeton, in my mind

[Steve Q]

Your welcome :) 

and the phaeton looks gorgeous! 

You didn't have to admit to that! Lol ;) 

perfect back drop for the phaeton to be honest! :) 

cheers

steve 

[Joe Cott]

Hey Chris, that's a smart looking motor you have bought.

I'll ditto Steve's comment about Brittany; any good roads to play on, places to stay or visit are always of useful interest. 

[Trevor]

53 minutes ago, Joe Cott said:

I'll ditto Steve's comment about Brittany; any good roads to play on, places to stay or visit are always of useful interest. 

 

Check this section  Joe Cott   always trying to get members to write up a review of road trips and best driving roads....after all, that's what cars are for....driving!  http://www.audiownersclub.com/forums/forum/87-road-trips/

[Joe Cott]

Thanks Trevor, one of these days I'll get the hang of the forum :-)

[Trevor]

No problem Joe...we always aim to provide forum members with info that they want, so if you want to see anything specific on here, just let us know.

Time permitting, it would be great to see a map of the best driving roads in UK and Europe on here. 

Will put up some pics of the roads in Germany next month as I'm going as a passenger on that trip so an opportunity to take some piccys.

[Steve Q]

4 hours ago, Trevor said:

No problem Joe...we always aim to provide forum members with info that they want, so if you want to see anything specific on here, just let us know.

Time permitting, it would be great to see a map of the best driving roads in UK and Europe on here. 

Will put up some pics of the roads in Germany next month as I'm going as a passenger on that trip so an opportunity to take some piccys.

That'll be great to see Trevor! :) 

 

4 hours ago, Joe Cott said:

Thanks Trevor, one of these days I'll get the hang of the forum :-)

As Trevor says Joe, if you need any help just give admin or us moderators a shout :)